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Programs & Awards
At the junior high level, schools must provide access to 950 hours of instruction per year in each grade. The minimum recommended time allotment (hours per year) for each part of the program is: Language Arts - 150 hours or more per year The goal of the strategies program is to enable students with learning disabilities to acquire the strategies and coping skills necessary to achieve successfully in regular school programs. Student Characteristics The following is a brief overview of some of the strategies we utilize to help students achieve success: 1. Organization Strategies 2. Organizing, Storing and Retrieving Information 3. Pro-Social Skills 4. Test Taking Strategies 5. Thinking and Comprehension Strategies Edmonton Public Schools' Strategies program information. Program Goal Program Features High achieving students are clustered for their core subjects while participating in option classes according to their personal choices. Teachers of these students build a differentiated classroom that includes elements specifically tailored to meeting the needs of a range of high ability learners. Our Challenge Program will adhere to a standard set of expectations including key program elements and student goals. Programming directions are based on current research and literature in the area of gifted education. Student Characteristics The Challenge Program assists high-ability, high-achieving students. Eligible students tend to remember with little practice, work and learn quickly, see abstract relationships, generate ideas, show curiosity and strong interests. They may also appear self-directed and/or highly perceptive, sensitive or perfectionist. Students demonstrate appropriate behaviour and consistent attendance. Challenge Program Description – Key Elements Learning Environment Content Process Product Students are an integral part of the assessment process. Edmonton Public Schools' Challenge program information. Art, Band, Drama, French (FSL), Japanese and Ethics are the only complementary courses that are scheduled throughout the whole year (French and Band in Grades 8 and 9 is available only to those students who have previously taken them in Grades 7 or 8). The remaining complementary courses (Computer Technology, Fashions, Foods, Industrial Education, Ethics, Outdoor Education, Photography and Web Design) are scheduled on a semester basis. The distribution of time and complementary courses offered may change from year to year. Complementary courses may be added or withdrawn due to student interest or staff availability to teach the course. An honour roll is published at the end of each recording period in the school newsletter and posted on the bulletin board in the main hallway. A congratulatory letter from the school administration is given to each student achieving honours standing. Attendance Awards - Presented to those students who have not missed a day of school during the school year, nor have they had any unexcused lates. Athletic Awards - Presented to the top male and female athlete. Athletic Awards Team MVPs and Outstanding Male and Female Athlete. Exceptional Individual Growth Award - Presented to a Grade 9 student who has demonstrated exceptional growth in academic improvement, school leadership, and overall personal growth. Fine Arts Award - Presented to a student who has displayed a high degree of proficiency and dedication to the fine arts. Outstanding Student - presented to the most outstanding students, one in each of grades 7, 8, and 9, who demonstrate exceptional leadership qualities, exemplary conduct, initiative, participation and achievement. Service Awards - presented to students who have made special contributions in providing service to the school. Subject Awards - presented to students who have shown outstanding achievement in a particular subject on year's work not including final exams. Athletic Awards - Team MVPs and Outstanding Male and Female Athlete. Brad Gabert Memorial Award - Presented to the Grade 9 student/students in Environmental Education who demonstrate outstanding skills during the year. English as a Second Language - When a student moves to a new school, they face the challenge of fitting in and making new friends. The challenge is much more when the new school is in a new country, with a new language. The ESL award goes to the top student in each grade level who has the most effort and growth in the area of reading, writing, and oral communication. Fred Mossman Memorial Trophy - Presented in memory of Fred Mossman to the student in Grade 8 who has contributed most to the school with overall achievement, participation, and citizenship. Tobert Award - Presented to the student who has achieved the highest honours standing in Grade 7 based on four term marks and the final examination marks. H. P. Simonsen Award - Presented to the students who have achieved the highest honours standing in Grade 9. Honours Awards - An Honours with Distinction Award is given to students who obtain a weighted average of 89.5% or more. An Honours Award is given to each student who attains a weighted average of 79.5% or 89.4%. An Honourable Mention certificate of commendation is given to students who achieve a weighted average of 69.5% to 79.4% on the first four terms. Honourable Mention certificates are handed out with the final report. J. A. Mitchell Award - Presented to the student in grade seven who has contributed most to the school with overall achievement, participation, and citizenship. J. D. Bright Memorial Plaque - Presented to the grade nine class historian. J. D. McLeod Trophy - Presented to the outstanding Grade 9 student of D. S. MacKenzie. The recipient is selected for consistent excellent service to the school, high academic achievement, and good citizenship. K. Molyneux Award - Presented to the student who has achieved the highest honours standing in Grade 8 based on four term marks and the final examination marks. Marie Wetherup Fine Arts Awards - Presented to a student selected by the teachers of music, art, and drama. The recipient has displayed a high degree of proficiency and dedication to the fine arts. Outstanding Achievement - Subject Awards - Top 3 marks in each subject at each grade level. Parent Council Community Service Award - This award is presented to a student selected by the D. S. MacKenzie Parent Council and Administration for an extraordinary degree of significant service in the Community Service Program. Ron Krawchuk Trophy - Presented to a Grade 9 student who has demonstrated exceptional individual growth in junior high school. This growth has been demonstrated in academic improvement, school leadership, and overall personal growth. Service Awards - Students who receive Service Awards are honored for their unselfish and continuous contribution to the operation of the school, both within and outside the classroom. These students have given their time and energy to serve their fellow students and the school in a variety of ways. Speech Competition - The award is given to the student who achieved first place in the oral speech competition at his/her grade level. |
We celebrate student success in numerous ways. Our ongoing recognition includes the following: Trojan Tribute, Citizen of the Month, 5% Club (increases of 5% or more from one progress report to the next), as well as attendance and academic achievement. Also, outstanding effort and achievements by individual students is recognized during an Awards Program held in June for grades 7, 8 and 9. Details will be provided in May and June. Following is the list of awards. Those based on marks are calculated on the basis of terms 1, 2, and 3. Final exam marks are not included in the calculation.